Improvement in bale-ties



NITEIJ STATES PATENT FFICE.

IMPRovEMl-:NT In BALETlEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,186, dated July 16,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SWETT, of the county of Copiah and State ofMississipphhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-TieFastenings,of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and theletters of reference marked thereon inakin g part of this specification,in which- Figure l is a plan view of the tie-plate when unfolded. Fig. 2is a top-plan view ofthe tie. Fig. 3 is a top View of the tie, one endof the band bein g fastened and the other'end of the band being in theact of fastening. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line x Fig. 2.

The object of my invention is to furnish a tie for fastening the ends ofiron bands when the same are used around cotton-bales or bales of hay,moss, wool, or goods of any kind that shall be so constructed as not torender necessary in securing a fastening that the short ends of the loopshould be next the bale, and one which at the same time shall be cheapand simple in construction and more easily and readily manipulated. Toaccomplish and attain these advantages-and herein lies the essence of myinvention-I so construct the same that a socket-plate or clasp shallconstitute the tie, instead of the slotted link, as now used. This plateis to be so formed when in condition to be furnished to the trade thaton its upper and lower surfaces and at their reverse ends recesses shallbe left for the insertion of the hooked ends of the band. The dimensionsof the turned-over flanged plates that furnish one surface of this plateare relatively such to its opposite surface as to leave a cleft for theinsertion of the band.

The construction and operation of Iny invention are as follows: Out ofany suitable metal are stamped, cut, or otherwise formed strips, such asare represented in Fig. 1. These strips,

- owing to their contour, when their ends are turned or lapped overtoward each other on the same side, produce such a tie or clasp as isrepresented in Fig. 2. A is the main section of the stamped or cut plateand furnishes the lower section or base of the finished tie,

as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. At the opposite ends of the section Aare two angular projecting flanged plates, B B', so formed that whenfolded over so as to turn toward each other they will furnish the upperface of the tie, as illustrated in Fig. 2. To accomplish this, owing' tothe recessed portion y, one of these flanges must be of such dimensionsas to permit of the introduction of the entire width of the bandthereunder, as represented by B in Figs. 2 and 4, the other, B', beingshorter, acts as a shoulder to hold the band in place when fastened.These angular or flanged plates B B' do not extend from the main sectionA on a horizontal line, but project so as to leave an elbow or angularplate, each reverse end` being of an angular or tapering form, as shownat b b'.- The plate thus formed, when the flanged plates B B' are turnedover in the manner described, constitutes a buckle or clasp, such as isillustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. v

In operation, one end of the band or hoop D is bent over or foldedagainst itself and fastened in the recess y, or it may be passed instraight and bent over the plate A afterward. The band is then passedaround the bale, and the other end being also folded against itself ispassed under the flanged plate B until it reaches the position shown inFig. 3, when the band is pulled down, covering the opening'c formed bythe plates B B', the tie being thus complete.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

The base-plate A, provided with ianged elbow-plates B B', lips b b', andrecess y, the said anged elbow-plates being folded over toward eachother in the manner specified, to

constitute a clasp or tie substantially of the Witnesses:

WM. A. BROOKS, J ounG. GLovER.

